Tire-armor.



II. M. RAMSAY I; A. "MGGARI TIRE ARMOR.

APPLICATION PILED 00127, 1910.

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H. M. RAMSAY @L A. 'MOGARY TIRE ARMOR.

APPLIGATION FILED 00T. 27, 1910.

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Y Tire-Armors; and wedo -declare the follow- `To all 'whom it may concern: I

HENRY-LM. RAM'SAY AND AUSTIN MCGARY, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, ASSIGNORS OF 0N] E1.

v THIRD TO JOHN; W. CAMPBELL, 0F HOUSTON, TEXAS.

TIRE-ARMOR.' j

Be it known that we, HENRYM. RAMSAY land AUSTIN MCGAiiY, citizens of the-United States, residing at Houston, in the county of Harris and State or' Texas, have invented certain new andv .useful Improvements in ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswillfenable others skilled in 'the art to which it appertains to .make and use the same.

This-invention relates to improvements in arinor or protectors for pneumatic tires.

One object of the invention is to provide a tire protector having an improvedconstruction and arrangement ofarnior plates whereby the tire will be entirely protected from puncture without interfering with the cushioning or resilient qualities of the same.

lVith the foregoing a'nd other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and ari'angeiueiitof parts as will be more fully vso described and Vparticularly pointed out in' the ,appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side view of a port-ion of a wheel showingthe application of our improved armor or protector; Fig. 2 is' aplaii view of a poition of the protector with parts broken away;Fig.3is a longitudinal sectional View thereof; Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view of the saine; Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective View of a portion ot the armor plates; Fig. 6 is a similar view of one of t-lie plates showing more clearly the construction of the same; F ig. 7 is a plan vi'ew of the blank from which one of the tread plates of the armor is formed; Fig. o' is a similar view of the blank from which one of the side plates of the armor is formed.

(.)ui' improved arinor comprises a series of o1 rows comprisia central rectangular por-- tion 3 and sido portions Il, said side portions 4 being spaced apart i'i'oin the central portion 3 and connected thereby by a series of integral tongues 5, which when the side portions are bent over onto the main cen- Speciicationof Letters Patent.

VApplication filed October 2?, 1910. 1 Serial No. 589,3.f0.

Patented Mar. 7, 1911.

.tral portion of the plate form hinge loops which will be hereinafter more fully de-.

spaces which would otherwise occur between i the adjoining edges of the plates.

In assemblingthe plates they are ai'- ranged in 'longitudinal rows with the projecting ends of the inner portions 4 of the platesi lapping under the adjacent ends of the upper portions 3 of the adjoining plates as shown. The hinge loops formed by the tongues 5, in bending the inner sections of the plate onto the inner sides of the outer sections of one row of plates will be engaged with the space between the hinge loops of the next adjoining row. 'lhrough the engaging loops of said rows of plates are inserted hinge, rods G whereby the'longitudinal rows of plates are hingedly connected together to forni a continuons armor.

The outer side or edge plates .2 ot the armor are formed from two triangular plates 7 which are connected legi-.ther at their inner ends by a seriesot' integral hinge loops which are adapted to be engaged 'with tlie'hinge loops on the outer-edge ot the intermediate or ti'ead'jnn-tion of the armor and through said loops are inserted 'hinge rods whereby the side plates 'are hi'ngully connected to the tread plates olf the armor. The outer member of the side plates 2 is cut away at one end as shown at t) and the projecting portion of the inner plate at this end is adapted to project between the next adjoining plates thus forming an overlapping or interlocking connection between the edges of the inner portions ofthe side plates.

ln'the. inner ends of the plates 2 are' Lformed apertures l() with which are conneeted the ends of short coiled springs 11, one ofrwhich isV arranged between each of the side plates whereby a resilient or elastic connection is provided which will draw the inner ends of the 'side plates towardl each other and thus hold the armor in engagement'with the tire. Y

1 In order to protect the tires from wear by vthe plates of the armor, we preferably -provide a lining 12 which may be formed of any suitable material such as rubber, leather or fabric. On the outer surface of the armor is also preferably arranged a covering 18 consisting of a sheet of rubber, leather or suitable fabric whereby the tread portion of the armor will be prevented from coming into engagement with the ground and any noise which might be occasioned by the contact of the armor with the ground will be obviated. The coveringv 13 and lining 12 are preferably secured in place Qn the outer i and inner sides of the armor by rivets or similar fastening devices 14 which are inserted through the covering and lining and through the outer rows of the tread plates.v

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the' construction and operation of the invention will be readil understood without requiring a more extended explanation. j

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the princifple or sacrificing any of the advantages o the invention as defined' in the appended claimsl Having thus described our invent-ion, what we claim is:

1. In a tire armor, longitudinal series of plates adapted to be hingedly connected 'together, said plates comprising an outer por- 4tion, inner portions' arranged on the opposite Y sides of said outer portions and folded into engagement with the outer portions, 'a series of integral tongues connecting said inner and outer-portions of the plates together,

'said tongues forming hinge loops when the innerportions of the plates are bent over onto the outer portion, said inner portions of the plates terminating short of` one end of the outer portion and projecting beyond the opposite end of said outer portion where- A by when' the plates are assembled, said projecting ends of theouter portions of the plates will overlap the adjacent ends of the adjoining plates and hinge rods adapted to y be engag with ,the hlnge loops of the plates whereby the latter are hingedly connected together.- 4 v 2. In a tire armor, longitudinal series ,ofy

plates hingedly connectedl together, said plates having their adjoining ends overlapping, a series ofside plates hingedly connected to the outer edge ofthe outerrows of-the plates, said si e plates bein Abent upon themselves `midway between their en ds and having formed in their foldedinner edge a series of hinge loops and having.

formed in their outer ends apertures, a series of coiled springs arranged between the opter ends of the side plates, said springs' having and terminating short of the opposite end of said central portion whereby an overlapping break joint construction is formed vbetween the meeting edges of the plates, hinge rods adapted to hingedly connect said plates to' gether in longitudinal rows, a series of side plates hingedly connected to the outer edges of springs to yieldingly connect the outer ends of said side plates together, aniinner ering arranged over thepouter side of the armor whereby the same isrendered noiseless, and Vmeans to'secure Asaid lining and covering to the plates. v l

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands 1n presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY M. RAMSAY. AUSTIN MCGARY.

lVit-nesses Louis SWEA'RINGEN, JOHN MGCARTY.

of the outer row of 'the said plates, a'series` S5., protective lining arranged between the inner..` ,-v side of the armor and the tire, an outer covf 

